"The documents presented in this book have been updated to incorporate all amendments made through February 26, 2016 at which point the documents were, where possible, verified against the united States Code maintained by Westlaw." -- pg. v.

From the Book's Introduction: "We have expanded and updated the Reference Book to reflect legal developments since the previous edition was published in 2012 and in response to comment received from the intelligence community to that edition ... The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained in this collection. We hope this proves to be a useful resource to professionals across the federal government."--Page iii.

US Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book

President Truman shuttered the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as an unneeded, wartime-only special operations/quasi-intelligence agency. The State Department, the Navy, and the War Department quickly recognized that a secret information vacuum loomed and urged the creation of something to replace OSS. These previously declassified and released documents present the thoughtful albeit tortuous and contentious creation of CIA, culminating in the National Security Act of 1947. The declassified historic material dissects the twists and turns and displays the considerable political and legal finesse required to assess the many plans, suggestions, maneuvers and actions that ultimately led to the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency and other national security entities, which included the incorporation of special safeguards to protect civil liberties. Copies of selected intelligence documents and a timeline of miliestones in the creation of the US Intelligence Community from 1941 through 1964 are included in this resource.